“America deserves a leader who speaks truthfully about the Armenian Genocide and responds forcefully to all genocides,” he said. “I intend to be that president.” In a January 2008 letter to the Armenian Reporter, Mr. Obama said he shared “with Armenian Americans — so many of whom are descended from genocide survivors — a principled commitment to commemorating and ending genocide. That starts with acknowledging the tragic instances of genocide in world history.”
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
"On the fourth Armenian Remembrance Day of his presidency, President Obama has for the fourth time in a row broken his promise..."
"... to the Armenian community to use the word 'genocide' in describing what happened at the hands of the Turks roughly a century ago."
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